Sentence examples for shorter school from inspiring English sources

America already has a shorter school year, and a shorter school day, than many of its competitors.

But they wanted more retail options and shorter school commutes for the children, so farther downtown seemed a better option.

Rosa Chilquillo, the mother of a fourth grader at Robert Treat Academy, said she felt that children lost out with the shorter school year and benefited from the "good structure" and immaculate surroundings of the academy.

School officials should be using this crisis to "leverage transformational change in the education system" rather than seeking to balance budgets through shorter school years, reduced bus routes or other short-term fixes, Mr. Duncan said.

According to a CBS/New York Times poll last summer, 74 percent of Americans oppose shorter school days or more crowded classrooms, even if those measures would lower their tax bill significantly.

Opponents include scores of small-town mayors, who will be required to set aside additional money from their own budgets to provide extended after-school programs because of the shorter school day.

In contrast, socially deprived patients in UK and patients with shorter schooling in France, Italy and Switzerland were more often referred late [ 25, 29].

He decided to go ahead with the short school event.

"India normally has one of the shortest school days in the world," Mr. Jeevan said.

Chicago has the shortest school day of the 50 largest districts in the United States.

Children have short school days, minimal homework and a balanced view toward extracurricular activities.